Italo Bocchino
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Italo Bocchino is an Italian politician and journalist.
, and in his youth he was a members of the Italian Social Movement
(or MSI, a post-fascist formation) and worked as a spokesman for the member of parliament Giuseppe Tatarella, and subsequently as a journalist for Il Secolo d'Italia.
In 1996, 2001 and 2006 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
for Alleanza Nazionale, the party founded by Gianfranco Fini
to replace MSI. In 2005 he was the centre-right candidate to the presidency of Campania
region, but was defeated by Antonio Bassolino
. In 2007 he founded Con, a conservative magazine.
Despite having been elected to the Italian Parliament into the People of Freedom lists in 2008, Bocchino in 2010 followed Gianfranco Fini to found Future and Freedom
, a centre-right party which aims to counter Silvio Berlusconi
's predominance in the Italian right area. Within the party, he is the founder of the Generation Italy
movement.
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Biography
Bocchino was born at NaplesNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, and in his youth he was a members of the Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
(or MSI, a post-fascist formation) and worked as a spokesman for the member of parliament Giuseppe Tatarella, and subsequently as a journalist for Il Secolo d'Italia.
In 1996, 2001 and 2006 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
for Alleanza Nazionale, the party founded by Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini is an Italian politician, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, leader of the center-right Future and Freedom party, and the former leader of the conservative National Alliance and the post-fascist Italian Social Movement...
to replace MSI. In 2005 he was the centre-right candidate to the presidency of Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region, but was defeated by Antonio Bassolino
Antonio Bassolino
Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010.-Biography:Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania...
. In 2007 he founded Con, a conservative magazine.
Despite having been elected to the Italian Parliament into the People of Freedom lists in 2008, Bocchino in 2010 followed Gianfranco Fini to found Future and Freedom
Future and Freedom
Future and Freedom , whose complete name is Future and Freedom for Italy is a centre-right political party in Italy....
, a centre-right party which aims to counter Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's predominance in the Italian right area. Within the party, he is the founder of the Generation Italy
Generation Italy
Generation Italy is a faction within Future and Freedom , a political party in Italy.Although most of its members come from the conservative National Alliance and were earlier members of the Italian Social Movement , the foundation was considered the cradle of social liberalism within The People...
movement.
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